swva-newsletter – issue 314 – 2017-Jan Extra

As you all appeared to have enjoyed Eleanor’s India item in the last issue, you may not know that we (Exeter Challenge Fund) have also sent Helen off to Zambia with a heap of Volleyball Equipment as well. It’s a slightly longer trip and you can keep up to date via her blog.

Excerpt below……

I’ve also done another week of Kids Club, this time at Natebe Primary School (Zambia). We always start with just playing games with the kids. I had the volleyball kit out again, and was teaching some of them how to play.

Some of them picked it up really fast and were actually quite good! I certainly wasn’t expecting to be encouraging them to move on from Catch-Push volleying to properly volleying in their first session!

Similarly I was able to have the second group playing a mini-game of 4s, with a basic “setter takes the second ball” structure. When it got to the lesson (somewhat later than planned as the teacher was enjoying playing volleyball too much and she wanted to keep going!).

Helen Mylne

http://zambeziadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

On 25th and 26th of May 2017, our club Fixit Volley Kalmthout is organizing the 6th edition of the FIXIT YOUTH CUP, an international volleyball tournament for youth teams with overnight stay. This tournament is open for all level teams, girls and boys.

Categories:
•U15: born in 2002 or later (girls and boys)
•U17: born in 2000 or later (girls and boys)
•U19: born in 1998 or later (boys only)

Our tournament is organized with overnight possibilities. The accommodation is provided by youth organizations around Kalmthout and Wuustwezel. The total amount of places to sleep we can offer is 220.

Participation fee:
• The registration fee is €80.00 pro team and a deposit of €50.00 pro registered team. This deposit will be returned when the tournament is finished.
• Overnight stay and meals:
o For 4 meals (noon, evening, breakfast and noon again) and accommodation the expense is €40.00 per person.
o In case of two nights stay, (arrival Wendsday night) the costs are €50.00 / person (including extra breakfast)

Need to know:
• On Thursday evening all participants are welcome to our big barbecue. Afterwards everyone can party in the Fixit clubhouse. For those who don’t like parties, there’s also a space.
• Teams who can provide a referee therefore receive a discount of €30 on the total registration balance. This referee will be asked to lead 4 games each tournament day.
• Each team is required to provide a responsible supervisor, older than 21 years, who will guide the young. He or she will also act as contact for the organization.
• It is possible to order tournament shirts. This unique shirt costs € 15.

INSCRIPTION

Online inscription is possible until the 25th of April.
Any more question can be send to tournament director
Dirk Eestermans : dirk.eestermans@fixit-volley.be

We hope to see you on our tournement!

http://fixit-volley.be/activiteiten/jeugdcup-2017/#english

Dear Organisation, I am writing on behalf of a Volleyball Federation of Kazakhstan – http://www.volley.kz/eng

Our talented students are looking for a summer school around the world where they could possibly continue to learn English and, of course, practice their beach volleyball or volleyball skills.

We wonder if you could recommend us a couple of these schools which accepts international students during summer and providing both English and volleyball lessons.

Many thanks, Kind regards,Svetlana Solomkina proconsulsol@gmail.com

Alex Williams
Membership and Business Support Administrator
a.williams@volleyballengland.org

This communication is from English Volleyball Association Ltd., SportPark, Loughborough University, 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire. LE11 3QF. Tel: 01509 227722 Fax: 01509 227733.